You're right. I know it, and I'm sorry I snapped at you. I just hate to see things like this happen. I know how it felt when it happened to me. I just didn't want his kids to have the same issues. But it's nothing I can control. I just have to let them figure it out and handle it on their own. Thanks, I appreciate the honesty.

Oh, I don't know. The wiener dog might ask for something outrageous. LOL. Thank you. I know you are all right, and that I can't force them to change their relationship dynamics. It's how they were all raised. I just have to either accept it or move on. I do love H, for a lot of good reasons, but there are some that just really bug me. His kids is one of them, but as he said I come first. I'm not used to that, and I just hope that one day the skids and H will have a "meaningful" and honest relationship.

I get "snappy" about certain situations out of frustration.. and I understand your frustration, I do. I get aggravated at my ex and his handling of his two kids.. so different.. will never get it.

I also understands the "meds" issue. I was taking Cymbalta. I'm an IBS-D sufferer, came back bad with exSO towards the end.. I was a nervous wreck. I took myself off totally recently. Stepped down but ultimately had to go cold turkey b/c I ran out basically and I wouldn't convert to Lexapro like the doc suggested. Gained 25 pounds since 12/2010. Lost 15 of it in the last 4 weeks. Definitely had a "moody" stretch during stepdown/cold turkey. Been off entirely a little over a week. I'm not a big fan of antidepressants/antianxiety drugs. Probably took them.. 20 years?? To get my dad medicated "right" and he takes enough to choke a small horse but it helps ;) Good luck to you.